Lorenzo Salgado was killed during an ICE operation in Houston’s East End, and his family says they still want answers about what happened.
HOUSTON — A fast-moving ICE operation in Houston’s East End turned deadly Tuesday morning, and a family is now demanding answers about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo died.
Here is a timeline of what is known so far.
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At 6:46 a.m., surveillance video from a nearby business shows a white van that appears to be Salgado’s traveling south on Wayside Drive and turning left onto Canal Street, followed by an unmarked vehicle.
At 6:47 a.m., the van turns around and pulls to the side of Canal Street, and the unmarked vehicle stops beside it. The video does not show whether law enforcement had lights or sirens on.
At 6:48 a.m., Ring camera footage from Canal Street shows what appear to be federal agents standing over people detained on the ground next to the van.
At 6:51 a.m., another unmarked vehicle is behind the van with flashing lights turned on.
Minutes later, police radio traffic says immigration officers were rendering first aid. A separate cell phone video shows a different angle of agents detaining several people around the white van, but footage of the shooting itself has not surfaced.
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By about 7 a.m., Salgado’s son, Ronaldo, said he saw a Facebook video showing that his father had been shot.
“I recognized him immediately, not from his appearance, but from his voice, crying for help as he lay on the street, bleeding out,” Ronaldo said.
Around 8:30 a.m., Ronaldo said he arrived at the scene and saw his father’s van, but not his father. He said he later learned through social media and a news report that his father had died.
Later in the day, ICE officers and FBI agents were seen on Canal Street collecting evidence. ICE and DHS have said the operation was a targeted enforcement action, but it is still unclear whether Salgado was the intended target.
ICE said Salgado weaponized his vehicle, rammed officers and tried to run over agents, leading to a shooting in self-defense. No footage of the shooting itself has been released.
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Ronaldo described his father as a husband, a father and a construction worker who had lived in the U.S. for 35 years. He said Salgado was in the process of obtaining a work permit and was close to getting legal status.
The family is seeking justice, while investigators continue to sort out what happened on Canal Street.
KHOU 11 reached out to ICE and DHS multiple times on Wednesday with a specific list of questions, but officials only provided the same statement they sent out on Tuesday.
Former FBI agent Jim Conway explained that while community members are seeking answers, federal agencies often need to dot their Is and cross their Ts before any further details can be provided.
“It’s an extremely sensitive matter. Emotions are high. And people want to know what happened. That’s understandable. But by the same token, DHS, ICE, the FBI, they have to be very careful and get the facts and determine exactly what transpired, collect the evidence, analyze the evidence, and the evidence will take the investigation forward, so preliminarily, agencies are not going to discuss the evidence until they have all the facts,” Conway said.
KHOU 11 also reached out to the FBI to learn what they have uncovered so far in their investigation on the alleged assault of ICE officers. They referred us back to DHS, but they did not provide any specific details on that part of this case.
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